On May 7 in Vilnius, at the National Gallery of Art, this year’s Vilnius Spring Festival will open with the distinctive concert “ArtDeCounterPoint.” On stage, brothers Motiejus, Mykolas, and Benediktas Bazaras will join forces with the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra and conductor Modestas Barkauskas.

“ArtDeCounterPoint” is a concert where different principles of creation meet: meticulously crafted structure and a living, unpredictable musical flow. New works are being created for this program, emerging through an intense creative process, while the stage becomes the place where they take on their true form. “In our view, works are not finished until they are brought to the stage, released as sheet music or recordings,” say the Bazaras brothers. “It is on stage that music meets the listener, and something happens that allows it to fully take shape.”

Structure and Freedom – Not Opposites, but Partners

The concert will maintain a crucial balance between control and spontaneity. Much of the music will be carefully shaped, yet in live performance space will open for unpredictability and improvisation. “There is always a great deal of risk. But risk is the main driving force of creation. The works will contain a lot of precisely defined material, but there are also episodes where prior knowledge is not desirable,” the creators explain.

According to them, the creative process constantly balances between intuition and clear structure: “Intuition is extremely important, but it must always be nourished with a good dose of structure. We understand each other intuitively, yet we place great emphasis on the clarity of ideas.”

A Living Process on Stage

In the Bazaras brothers’ music, the moment of performance itself is essential—the stage becomes not only a place of presentation, but also of discovery. “The release begins on stage, regardless of whether everything is written in the score or only outlined. After all, it is interesting to hear not only what is written in the notes,” they say. In this process, improvisation is understood not as randomness, but as a consciously controlled creative state: “We believe improvisation is freedom within discipline.”

A Dialogue Between Different Worlds

In “ArtDeCounterPoint,” not only do the ideas of three musicians meet, but a broader artistic field emerges—different musical languages, periods, and even disciplines. “It is a continuous dialogue not only between musical worlds, but also between different disciplines: architecture, historical periods, and narratives,” say the creators. Working together with the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra expands their creative spectrum: “Our musical language gains much more enthusiasm, color, and possibility.”

A Brotherly Bond as Creative Force

Their long-standing shared musical journey allows the brothers to function as a single organism, where creative friction and growth are constant. “Creation does not have to be comfortable,” they say. “But our bond unquestionably helps.”

At this concert, listeners can expect not only a musical program, but an experience that invites them into a living creative process. “We want listeners to leave with a thought carried through sound—that Art Deco is currently a central state of reflection on who we are, expressed in many forms, including music,” say the Bazaras brothers.

The opening concert of the Vilnius Spring Festival, “ArtDeCounterPoint,” invites audiences not only to listen, but to become part of the creative process—where music is still being born. More information: springfestival.lt